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Echo: samba: security update to 2:4.6.7+dfsg-2

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 465173

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - It was found that samba before 4.4.16, 4.5.x before 4.5.14, and 4.6.x before 4.6.8 did not enforce "SMB
 signing" when certain configuration options were enabled. A remote attacker could launch a man-in-the-
 middle attack and retrieve information in plain-text. (CVE-2017-12150)

Solution

Update the samba library and its related packages to version 2:4.6.7+dfsg-2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-12150

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 465173

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12150

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12150

IAVA: 2017-A-0281-S